Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 14, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

  This week, top global investment marketplace OurCrowd is holding its Global Investor Summit in Israel. The event is the largest of its kind as investors and entrepreneurs from around the world to convene to discuss opportunities in innovative private firms. For the first time,… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced that it is “furthering its focus on providing scalable business-to-business technology solutions and will be sunsetting its consumer-facing app.” Bakkt will “continue its core focus of providing businesses with crypto and loyalty experiences for their customers through SaaS and… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, perhaps best known for pursuing a digital asset marketplace for regulated securities as well as certain cryptocurrencies, is going all in on digital securities. First, as was recently reported, tZERO is no longer pursuing crypto trading. This is probably a savvy move in the… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2023 starts where 2022 ended, with a “strong wave” of loan originations and investments. Investors added a total of €17,087,257 to their accounts, according to an update from Bondora. And loan originations also launched into the new year “with an impressive €17,137,703.” In January, 2,179… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

October has been providing financing to Qonto, Europe’s financial management company, for almost two years now. Integrated directly via API with the Qonto platform, October “analyzes customer requests in a few clicks to provide them with an instant loan offer.” With over 40,000 active retail… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Robocash has announced that new rates “will apply to loans from 91 days to 3 years.” As most businesses of Robocash Group have currently achieved self-sustaining state, they are reportedly “reducing interest rates on several loan terms and do not plan to increase… Read More

February 11, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

February has started with “great news” from Debitum‘s UK Loan originator, the company Triple Dragon. Two new A+ ABS programs are added to Debitum. Both programs are “on increased interest rate – by 1% p.a. compared to the regular rate.” 1st ABS program details: Total… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a US-based online capital formation platform, now operating in Europe, has launched the website for Republic Asia. Last year, Republic closed on its acquisition of Seedrs – a large UK-based platform that has also been operating on the European continent. In March of 2022,… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares in Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the only publicly traded crypto exchange in the US, tanked today – perhaps reacting to the SEC’s enforcement action taken against rival crypto exchange Kraken. In a complaint revealed today, the SEC claimed that crypto staking, or staking as a service,… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following industry rumblings anticipating the move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against crypto exchange Kraken in regard to their staking service. Kraken has settled the charges by the SEC without admitting or denying the allegations and paying a $30 million penalty…. Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moonfare, the global digital private equity investment platform, has capped the extension of its Series C financing round “at c.a. $15 million, achieving a record valuation.” This brings the total capital raised in the Series C investment round “to over $130 million.” Following Insight Partners’… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Follow, the “first” community-centric investment platform joining selected finance-focused influencers called ‘Leaders’ and individual investors launches with $9M in funding. As the “first” platform to automate copying of trades of US equities to US clients using a feature called SuperFollow at its RIA affiliate, Follow’s… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

LCX says it will become the first company in the crypto industry to issue a tokenized bond that generates a fixed yield for investors. The blockchain-powered “EURt7 tokenized bond” has been approved by the securities regulator in Liechtenstein and is thus available across all EU… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, an online investment platform, reports that portfolio company 10to8 has been acquired by Sign In Solutions. Deal terms were not revealed, but SyndicateRoom said that the exit was at a “positive multiple.” 10to8 is a time management, communication and meeting platform that aims to… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 8:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do you remember Republic Note? Back in 202o, Republic sought to raise capital for a security that provides purchasers with a portion of the income generated by the investment crowdfunding platform. At that time, Republic raised about $16 million in a sold-out Reg D 506c… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tax season is a “dreaded” time of the year for many — especially crypto users, according to an update from Binance. Scouring a spreadsheet and computing all your transactions, gains, and losses throughout the past year can be, well, “taxing.” For day traders, who normally… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is returning next week (February 15, 2023) with its investor summit, held in Jerusalem. The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit focuses on online capital formation and is the largest gathering of its kind globally. OurCrowd hit the pause button on the event following the emergence… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance has “temporarily” suspended US dollar withdrawals, according to a report. Soon after it was revealed, Binanc.US – the US subsidiary – Tweeted this decision to suspend dollar withdrawals did not impact its operations. @BinanceUS and @Binance are separate entities. https://t.co/gM6e3xb9BX is a licensed and… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has invested in GOPAX, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange licensed “to provide fiat-to-crypto services to customers, as part of its Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI).” In November 2022, GOPAX halted “the withdrawal… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Genesis Global Holdco, LLC says that it has reached an “agreement in principle” with Digital Currency Group (DCG) and the ad hoc groups of creditors of Genesis Global Capital, LLC, which holds or represents more than $2 billion in claims, according to a note from… Read More